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score 10/10
I was "lucky" enough to have viewed this film in Harry Dean Stanton's home state of Kentucky with the director John Carroll Lynch and screenwriter Drago Sumonja present. This was shortly after Harry Dean passed on.
I say "lucky" not to crack wise or be punny, but because it was a fitting tribute to a great actor and an even more fitting way to say goodbye.
This picture is a love letter to Harry Dean Stanton. A glimpse into a life that was as surreal as it was unspectacular (and not in negative way). The film follows Lucky through his day to day routine which is interspersed with philosophical questions that Lucky "works" out. Mostly Lucky explains his Tao or "way" until the very end of the picture (and caps it off in the very last scene).
To be present in this film means to grasp the person that was Harry Dean Stanton. To be as unfascinated with celebrity or fame as Harry Dean was. To be as uncommitted to nailing anything down. And then to realize how lucky you are for being so.
I enjoyed this film. I would say that the enjoyment of this film for others requires a healthy appreciation for Harry Dean. Those that do not, simply are not lucky enough to have really "seen" Lucky.
thekudu-997-974951 19 January 2018
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21-11-2019 08:31:10
